CITY OF SHAWNEE
Information Systems

Mission Statement

The mission of the City of Shawnee Information Systems department is to continuously improve the City of Shawnee through the development, application and support of technological solutions within the City thereby empowering City staff and management to face the current and future challenges of providing the best services to City of Shawnee Citizens.
Cit of Shawnee FAQ Include

The Information Systems department is responsible for all the Information Technology equipment, operations and support within the City operations. This includes all servers, desktop computers, remote Wide Area Network (WAN) locations, associate fiber connections, mobile data systems, and the various software utilized throughout the City for each department. The IS department provides all maintenance and support for printers, toner and ink request and manages the associated City web sites as well.

The City of Shawnee Information Systems Department oversees the operation, maintenance, deployment and utilization of all City of Shawnee computer, technical and peripheral equipment, software, websites, embedded systems, and many other aspects of technology use within the City. The department is currently staffed by three employees, a Chief Information Officer, a Network Technician and a Software Support Specialist. The Information Systems area is responsible for;

Stephen NolenDept: Information SystemsPosition: Chief Information OfficerStephen Nolen is the Chief Information Officer for the City of Shawnee Oklahoma. He has been with Shawnee since January 2000 and previously server as the IT Director for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and the Data Processing Director / Assistant to City Manager for the City of Tecumseh. Mr. Nolen has been involved in municipal or tribal government since 1991 and has worked in the Information Technology field since the early 80ís.

All Computer systemsThe City of Shawnee has a mixture of Microsoft Windows servers, and Windows Workstations. We manage about 220 desktop systems and over 10 servers.

Network InfrastructureThis includes all networks including Local Area (LAN) and Wide Area (WAN) systems. The city utilizes 1000base-T copper Ethernet and fiber optic technology for network interconnects. A dedicated T1 is used to connect Fire station #2. Cable modem connections provide connectivity to some outlying facilities with Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel connections used. Additionally a couple analog dialup sites are still in service. Various point to point wireless system are utilized to connect remote locations.

Internal servers
The Information Systems area and the Systems Administrator position is directly responsible for maintaining the various servers currently in service. This includes all physical locations. Servers include Exchange email server, file/print server, application/terminal service servers, CAD/Dispatch server, mobile data system server, Imaging system server, web server and ISA/Firewall/Gateway server.

Web sites
The Information Systems area maintains the web server systems (Public, Intranet, and Imaging) and manages the content of the web sites for the City. All database connectivity such as online Warrants, Residential Sales, Action Center activity, CompStat, etc was developed and implemented using in house skills.

City Connect/Channel 30Responsible for video server system, recording, editing, conversing and publishing/scheduling City Commission meetings. Also responsible for conversion, scheduling and publishing of PSA announcements and City Connect episodes on Channel 30 and the City Web Site.

Access Control System
Responsible for operation, expansion and day to day maintenance of the City side access control system including remote nodes, card readers and door/gate controllers.